If you are looking for a new job, you'll know your CV is a key tool in the process of landing yourself the role you really want. In January, the National Citizens Service found that employers spent an average 8.8 seconds looking at CVs, with bad grammar and spelling mistakes considered to be the worst errors made by candidates.

Whilst poor spelling and grammar might be the top bête noire of recruiters, new research by Adzuna has found that, nonetheless, as many as 32% of CVs contain spelling mistakes. The job search website conducted a study across 3,000 CVs in the UK. Amongst the third of imperfect CVs, 54% had one mistake and a grand total of 46% contained two or more mistakes.
Adzuna also highlighted which words were the most misspelt. Shockingly, the top ten are ones that are frequently used in CVs and cover letters: